Wine From a Windfall

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for the May 15, 2005 issue

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Wine Talk: Richard Leakey
Premium Pâté
davidburke & donatella, Café Gray, Bellavitae
Welcome Back to Palm Springs
North by Northeast
It Pays to Wait
South Africa Spreads its Wings
Updating a Classic
Jimmy Carter's Passion for Winemaking
Beyond Cabernet and Chardonnay

After selling Grey Goose, Sidney Frank migrates toward wine

Nick Fauchald
Issue: May 15, 2005

The wine and spirits industry is no stranger to megabuck deals. Last year, the sale of Robert Mondavi Corp. fetched $1.3 billion from Constellation Brands. But the big sale of 2004 was the $2 billion check cut by Bacardi Ltd.